...land-wind failed, And ice-cold grew the night, And never more on sea or shore, Should Sir Humphrey see the light. He sat upon the deck, The book was in his...heaven is as near,' He said, ' by water as by land.' " OTHER, I have longed to see thee, While sailing on the distant main ; I've longed to look upon those...

...wind failed, And ice-cold grew the night ; And never more, on sea or shore, Should Sir Humphrey see the light. He sat upon the deck, The Book was in his...Heaven is as near,' He said, ' by water as by land ! ' Longfellow. ex'-cel-lent ra-pld'-l-ty streteh'-fng nnmph'-rcy lmr'-bonrs isll) -tnns nclgh'-bonr-hood...

...Squirrel was devoured and swallowed up of the sea ! " Now let us turn to our Longfellow, and read: He sat upon the deck, The Book was in his hand ; "...Heaven is as near," He said, " By water as by land 1 " This heroic adventurer has not a little connection with the story I am to tell, for he was a half-brother...

...Squirrel was devoured and swallowed up of the sea! " Now let us turn to our Longfellow, and read : The Book was in his hand; " Do not fear! Heaven is as near," He sat upon the deck, He said, " By water as by land ! " This heroic adventurer has not a little connection...

...remember that," she said, her face brightening, " it is Longfellow ; only I had forgotten the man's name. He sat upon the deck, The book was in his hand; '...Heaven is as near,' He said,' by water as by land!'" And she smiled with pleasure at this proof of her own knowledge of literature. " I shall try to think...

...And ice-cold grew the night ; And never more, on sea or shore, Should Sir Humphrey see the light. 3. He sat upon the deck, The Book was in his hand ; "...Heaven is as near," He said, " by water as by land ! " 4. In the first watch of the night, Without a signal's sound Out of the sea, mysteriously, 5. They...

...land wind fail'd And ice cold grew the night, And never more, on sea or shore, Should Sir Humfrey see the light. He sat upon the deck, The Book was in his hand, Do not fear, Heaven is as near By water as by land. In the first watch of the night, Without a signal's sound, Out of the sea, mysteriously,...

...there ; and he died at sea at last, as described in Longfellow's ballad : " Beside the helm he sat, The Book was in his hand, ' Do not fear ; Heaven is as near,' He said, ' by water as by land.' " He had obtained a commission from the Queen " to inhabit and possess at his choice all remote and...

...brightening, " it is Longfellow ; only I had forgotten the man's name. He sat upon the deck, The took was in his hand ; ' Do not fear ! Heaven is as near,' He said, ' by water as by land !' " And she smiled with, pleasure at this proof of her own knowledge of literature. " I shall try...

...land wind failed And ice-cold grew the night; And never more on sea or shore Should Sir Humphrey see the light. " He sat upon the deck, The book was in...Heaven is as near,' He said, ' by water as by land.'" After the sad fate of the Squirrel and its illustrious crew, no further attempts were made at colonizing...